Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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